colossalityn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒləˈsalᵻti/, U.S.

/kɑˌləˈsælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colossal adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < colossal adj. + -ity suffix.

The fact or quality of being colossal; hugeness; greatness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > hugeness

hugenessc1380

monstruousness1545

huginess1559

immanity1586

immenseness1610

immensity1652

enormity1792

colossality1800

enormousness1802

prodigiousness1832

gianthood1841

titanism1851

hugeousness1859

vastitude1876

jumboesqueness1882

monumentality1884

stupendiosity1912

1800 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 10 425 Klopstock..builds no hall of fireworks, nor dwindles the inherent colossality of his devils.

1811 Monthly Mag. 31 4 The colossality of the cathedral.

1895 A. V. D. Honeyman Coaching in Merrie Eng. 100 The grandest figure in French life buried there is, I take it, Victor Hugo, whose colossality of mind dwarfed all others.

1943 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 63 149/2 They invented mummification..and they pushed the size of the tomb to the colossality of the pyramids.

1991 S. Florida Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 7 Jan. i. 7 The image shows a marvel of engineering colossality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colossality
释义	colossalityn. Brit. /ˌkɒləˈsalᵻti/, U.S. /kɑˌləˈsælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colossal adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < colossal adj. + -ity suffix. The fact or quality of being colossal; hugeness; greatness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > hugeness hugenessc1380 monstruousness1545 huginess1559 immanity1586 immenseness1610 immensity1652 enormity1792 colossality1800 enormousness1802 prodigiousness1832 gianthood1841 titanism1851 hugeousness1859 vastitude1876 jumboesqueness1882 monumentality1884 stupendiosity1912 1800 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 10 425 Klopstock..builds no hall of fireworks, nor dwindles the inherent colossality of his devils. 1811 Monthly Mag. 31 4 The colossality of the cathedral. 1895 A. V. D. Honeyman Coaching in Merrie Eng. 100 The grandest figure in French life buried there is, I take it, Victor Hugo, whose colossality of mind dwarfed all others. 1943 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 63 149/2 They invented mummification..and they pushed the size of the tomb to the colossality of the pyramids. 1991 S. Florida Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 7 Jan. i. 7 The image shows a marvel of engineering colossality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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